Cigarette case



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

navin W. GREENE, or NEW YORK, n. v ,yAssIeNoR To MAX E. BERNHARDT, orNew Yorin, N. Y.

CIGARETTE CASE.

Application inea April 3o, 1922i.

This invention relates to a cigarettecase. Au object of the invention toprovide a cigarette case which can be stainilied with one die from onepiece of leather or similar Vfabric or from tin or other metal, and whenformed is adapted to provide a case for cigarettes as well as a holderfor the cigar lighter and portable lamp.

Another object concerns the provision of simple and efficient.. meanswhereby cigarettes can be more efliciently held coii'ipactly within acase and dispensed therefrom.

A still further object concerns the provision of simple and efficientmeans whereby means forming part of the cigarette case will (zo-operatewith the lighter element to prevent the striker from falling out ofplace.

The invention is illustrated in the draw-` ings, of which- .Figure 1 isa perspective view of the combiriation i Fig. 2 is a section on the lineQ-MQ of Fig. 1;

3 a section on the line 3-3 of Figwl is a partial perspective view ofthe cover flap;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the metal liningr for the casing; and yFig. 6`is a plan view of the blank of the container. y

The form of the invention shown in the drawings is a preferred form,although it is understood that modifications in the construction andarrangement of the parts and in the character of the materials used maybe adopted without departing from the spirit'of the invention as setforth in the appended claims.

In general this 'invention includes a cigarette case made of one ieee ofleather or fabric or metal. This lank is provided with an extensionwhich is bent down over one face of the blank and spaced therefrom toform a chamber for the receipt of a portable lighter which can beslipped therein. The blank is also provided with another extension whichacts as a flap and cover for the top of the cigarette case and is thenbent down along the front of the case to7 preferably, embrace the edgesof the lighter and also the striker therefor to prevent it from'fallingout.

This cover flap is preferably apertured Serial No. 27,098.

so as to permit the front of thelighter to be exposed even when the.tiap is in position and closed. y

The container is also provided with a metal lining' adapted to hold a`cigarette pack from'being crushed as the cigarettes are takentl'ierefrom. This lining is also provided with means at the bottom tohold the pack in position, and a portion of the lining at the top is cutaway to expose lthe top of some of the ci 'ettes so to enable the smokerto i'emov them more easily.

In the preferrciil form of the invention I provide a blank, preferablyof leather, although it may be made of other material. This blankprovided with a rear portion 1l), a front portion 11 and co-operatingconnecting portions. The rear portion 1() at the top `provided lwith aflap 12 which extends down along the front of the front portion 11. This"Hap is connected to the rear portion 1() by a cover portion 13. Theflap .l2 is aperturcd as at 11 for a purpose hereinafter to bedescribed. The front portion 11 is provided with an extension or flap 15whichis adapted to be bent down along the front thereof and spacedtherefrom. The lower end of this flap can be sewed or otherwise fastenedto the front wall l1 and. provides therewith a chamber for the receiptofa metal cigarette lighter 16.

This lighter is preferably a metal container in which suitableinflammable liquid is contained. This liquid is preferably ben Zinerorgasoline and is held therein by being absorbed in a fibrous materialsuch as 1.7. The bottoni of the igniter is provided with an aperturethrough which a stem 18 project-s. The stem has a handle or knob 19 onits lower end. The stem is the lighter and striker and at its upper end20 is provided with material which when rubbed along the ignitingsurface or stone such as 21 will cause the ignition of the inflammableliquid to ena-ble the smoker to light the cigar or cigarette. Thestriker stone is held in position on the face of the igniter by beingplaced in a groove or slot therein. Preferably the flap 15 is providedwith a slot 22 which registers with the location of the stone and, asshown in Fig. 1, is provided with a metal edging 23 which stiffens theflap and also enables the stone 21 to be held in place. It is easy tosee that the cigar lighter 16 lou can (be slid in between the tlap 15and the front wall 11 of the cigarette case and can as easily be slidthereout.

This igniter or lighter is so disposed that the striker stem or head 19extends downwardly away from the top of the casing so that danger ofsetting tire to the cigarettes or cigars is minimized.

The flap 12 which forms the cover is adapted, as shown in Fig. 1, toextend downwardly across the 'front of the case, the portion 13 actingas a cover tor the top of the case and the opening 14 permitting theexposure of the igniter 16 and the flap 15. The lower end of the tlap 12is provided with a metal iinger 24 which is bent inwardly7 and as theVflap is moved into the position shown in Fig. 1 will lie beneath thehead 19 of the striker 1S to prevent the striker from falling out oitthe igniter.

Preferably the aperture 14 is provided with a metal lining or edging 25which will reenforce the edges or' the flap adjacent the opening andprevent them from curling up. This flap will also prevent the lighterfrom slipping out Yfrom between the iiap 15 and the front wall 11.

The case is provided with a metal lining 26 in the iorm or' a sheet bentas shown in Fig. 5. One edge of the bottom ot this sheet is providedwith a ilangc portion 27 which will project under the bottoni o' thecigarette package to hold it in position. One portion of the upper edgeoi' this sheet, as shown at 28, is cut away so that the upper ends ofcertain or' the cigarettes are exposed to permit their ready withdrawaltroni the case. This cut-away portion also permits the upper portion'ofthe cigarette pack to be torn orf to expose the cigarettes therewithin.

In the general construction of the invention, therefore, it is obviousthat practically the entire device can be made out of one sheet ofmaterial. The iiap 15 acts as a container for the lighter. The flap 12acts as a cover and as a means to hold the lighter in position and toprevent the striker thereof from telling out. The igniting surface 21can be loosely disposed on the lace ot the lighter 1G and will be heldin position by the metal edging 22S olf the slot 22. The lining 26within the case will protectl the cigarette pack and provide a meanswhereby the npper portion can be torn oil' easily to expose thecigarettes and hold the pack in position therein and will also act as amore or less i'irm base for the action ot the striker stein when thesmoker is attempting to niahe a light.

that I claiin is 1. A cigarette case having its ,t'ront and rear walls:ornied integr-alliv with a liap extending troni the edge ot each wall.one ot' said liaps adapted to be bent down along the tace of the frontwall to .torni a pocket projecting therefrom 'for a lighter casing, theother ot said ilaps being provided with an aperture and adapted to bebent down over the top ot the cigarete case and along the i'ifront wallthereof with the said pocket projecting into the aperture.

2. A cigarette case having a flap projecting from its tront wall7 saidflap being bent outwardly7 then downwardly parallel and in spacedrelation to the front wall and then inwardly and secured at its end onlyto said wail, and an apertured iap on the rear wall bert down over thetop oi the cai-e and along the iront wall oit the case with the pocketprojecting through the. aperture thereof.

A cigarette case haif'ing a .tlap projectA ing from its ,front wall,said flap being benl down along the itront all ot the case and its lowerend only secured to the wall` tln` intermediate portion of the iiapbeing parallel with the -all and spaced therefrom to form a pocket and atlap jirojectingr` troni the rear wall of the case and extending overthe top and front wall ot the case, said flap being provided with anopening having a metal lining and through which the pocket projects.

DAVID W. GREENE.

